Föstuígangr

föstuígangr (fǫstuígangr)

föstuígangr, m. d. s. (= ígangr föstuDN. III, 9512; jvf dróttinsdag þannskolu vér ganga í fösto, sem upp ersagt á þingum ok á leiðum, þá ermaðr gengr í föstu, þá skal eta kjötfyrir miðja nótt, en þá skal eigi etakjöt á þeim vikom 7, fyrr en sólrennr á fjöll paschadag Grg. I, 3216 fgg). Rimb. 58 (211 fgg). 62 (2626); dróttins-dagr at föstuígang Rimb. 6214 (2716);Heilag. I, 48337; þváttdagr at föstu-ígang Bp. I, 4521; mánadaghen, tius-daghen, midvikudaghen nesta fyrirfaustuígang DN. V, 1864; laughor-daghen nesta fyrir fostuígang DN.III, 3439. IV, 4703.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, föstuígangr may be more accurately written as fǫstuígangr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᛋᛏᚢᛁᚵᛆᚿᚵᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.